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... position of the enemy might render any previous plan invalid , or words to that purpose . General Lee's question . The same as his first to Gen- eral Scott . A. I understood that we were to attack the enemy on their march , at all ...
... position of the enemy might render any previous plan invalid , or words to that purpose . General Lee's question . The same as his first to Gen- eral Scott . A. I understood that we were to attack the enemy on their march , at all ...
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... position in his power to receive an attack ; that , from his personal knowledge of General Clinton , Lord Cornwallis , and Sir William Erskine , he thought it highly probable they might turn about and make a stroke at them ; and that if ...
... position in his power to receive an attack ; that , from his personal knowledge of General Clinton , Lord Cornwallis , and Sir William Erskine , he thought it highly probable they might turn about and make a stroke at them ; and that if ...
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... position of the troops . General Lee answered that he thought it would be better for the service to act according to circumstances . The morning of the 28th I sent at four o'clock to General Lee's quarters , to know if there was ...
... position of the troops . General Lee answered that he thought it would be better for the service to act according to circumstances . The morning of the 28th I sent at four o'clock to General Lee's quarters , to know if there was ...
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... position , and told me that I should take care of their right ; then it was told to General Lee that some of the enemy were filing by their left , and General Lee ordered a new position to be taken back , and the can- non to be removed ...
... position , and told me that I should take care of their right ; then it was told to General Lee that some of the enemy were filing by their left , and General Lee ordered a new position to be taken back , and the can- non to be removed ...
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... position that you could have seen it ? A. No. General Lee's question . From what you saw , and from everything that was done , had you not the great- est reason to conclude we either had attacked or put ourselves into such a situation ...
... position that you could have seen it ? A. No. General Lee's question . From what you saw , and from everything that was done , had you not the great- est reason to conclude we either had attacked or put ourselves into such a situation ...
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Página 300 - To sigh for ribands if thou art so silly, Mark how they grace Lord Umbra or Sir Billy. Is yellow dirt the passion of thy life ? Look but on Gripus or on Gripus
Página 298 - And hence one master passion in the breast. Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest.
Página 173 - Kemp who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say That on the day of...
Página 274 - I do more than common civility and a proper respect to his rank required, to conciliate his good opinion. His temper and plans were too versatile and violent to attract my admiration: and that I have escaped the venom of his tongue and pen so long, is more to be wondered at than applauded ; as it is a favour that no officer under whose immediate commands he ever served has the happiness (if happiness can be thus denominated) of boasting.
Página 376 - Colonel Butler will form a column on the left of Febiger and Major Murphey in his rear. "Every officer and soldier are then to fix a piece of white paper in the most conspicuous part of his hat or cap as an insignia to be distinguished from the enemy.
Página 99 - ... articles you ground your charge, that I may prepare for my justification, which I have the happiness to be confident I can do to the army, to the Congress, to America, and to the world in general. Your Excellency must give me leave to observe, that neither yourself, nor those about your person, could from your situation be in the least judges of the merits or demerits of our manoeuvres ; and, to speak with a becoming pride, I can assert that to these manoeuvres the success of the day was entirely...
Página 357 - I do most sincerely declare, that your assault of Stony Point is not only the most brilliant, in my opinion, throughout the whole course of the war on either side, but that it is the most brilliant I am acquainted with in history ; the assault of Schweidnitz by Marshal Laudon, I think inferior to it. I wish you, therefore, most sincerely, joy of the laurels you have deservedly acquired, and that you may long live to wear them.
Página 479 - Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
Página 376 - ... no soldier to be permitted to quit his ranks on any pretext whatever, until a general halt is made, and then to be attended by one of the officers of the platoon. When the head of the troops arrive in rear of the hill.
Página 100 - Sir, you cannot afford me greater pleasure than in giving me the opportunity of showing to America the sufficiency of her respective servants. I trust that temporary power of office, and the tinsel dignity attending it, will not be able, by all the mists they can raise, to obfuscate the bright rays of truth.